Lambi residents corner CM with ‘kundi’ demand

Lambi residents corner CM with ‘kundi’ demand 

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Lambi (Muktsar), March 13
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and her daughter-in-law and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal had to face embarrassment today when residents of Bhai Ka Kera village in Lambi assembly segment sought permission for electricity through “kundi” connections.

Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal addresses people at Lambi in Muktsar district on Thursday as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal looks on. A Tribune photograph

“Tuhade CM hon da ki fayda, je asi bijli da bill hi dena hai. Ek vaar Modi sahib di sarkar aa jaave, fer taan saanu hor kundiyan laaun di manjoori ho jaaugi (If we have to pay the electricity bills then what is the advantage of you being the CM? As soon as Modi will form the government, we will get permission to set up more illegal power connections)”, said a resident.

Visibly irate over this demand, Badal said: “Your demand is not genuine and can’t be fulfilled. Already I am paying the bills for your illegal connections. Raise any genuine demand, which I can fulfill”.

SAD supporters, however, assured the residents saying that they would continue to get power through illegal connections under the SAD-BJP Government.

Addressing the gathering, Badal asked residents to “teach a lesson” to Manpreet by defeating him with a huge margin.

In her address, Harsimrat Kaur also targeted Manpreet. She said: “Manpreet has raised questions over my NGO Nanhi Chhan a number of times. He too had started an NGO, which is totally defunct. He has nothing to speak against me”.